Chicago vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chicago	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2822	$1074
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6502	$2495
🏠 One person rent	$1695	$545
🏘️ Family rent	$2718	$805
🍽️ Food expenses	$730	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5026	$1751
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	16
😀 Quality of life	95	57
🏙️ Population	2.75M	886K

The cost of living in Chicago is 163% more expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 375th and 5149th ($2822 vs $1074) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 311th and 5th in the United States and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the United States vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 22nd and 6188th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Tabuk

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	Chicago	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.7	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.5	$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.93	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2002	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1406	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3205	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2314	$589
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$80.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	5.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3759	$1530
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2521	$970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.2	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.16	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.59	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$9.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.62	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.9	$6.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.23	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.5	$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.7	$25.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$154	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$33	$3.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.7	$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1863	$660
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24172	$8518

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2429
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2374
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2432
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2406
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2396
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2300
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2449
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2418
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2443
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2381
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2408
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2466
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2295
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2439
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2454
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2433
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2521
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2438
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2475
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2434
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1906
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2411
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2440
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2503
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1889
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2438
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2415
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2477
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2434
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2525
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2354
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2421
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2412
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2311
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2398
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1862
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2425
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2434

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$800
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$479
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1853
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$824
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$598
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$942
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$665
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$354
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$360
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$724
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$2002
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1946
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$790
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1700
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1936
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1962
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$1062
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$895
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$2022
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$776
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1993
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2483
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$1013
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$776
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$1122
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1761
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$546
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$2145
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$2066
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2346
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$2172
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$2154
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$288
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403